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The header image will always change depending what the latest attraction is like with our old site which featured The Smiler.

The slider will feature attention grabbing features and short videos but this is very much in development.

The boxes at the bottom are the latest news so will change unfortunately with it being closed season there isn't a lot of news apart from Cbeebies land which is why that will feature a lot at the bottom.

Last edited by Rob on Wed Jan 15, 2014 7:29 am, edited 1 time in total.

I am getting a lot of emails and PM's with questions regarding V3 so thought it would be a good idea to collate and answer these in an FAQ post.

How long until the whole V3 site is live?Unfortunately this is a difficult question to answer as every page needs to be redone to suit the new style. Although we will try and get the site done ASAP, this will take time as work can only be done in our spare time.

What section / page will be launched next?If we told you that it would ruin the surprise!

Why have you only launched a new homepage?Due to the length of time it has taken to get to this stage we thought it would be better to launch new sections of the site gradually and the homepage was the perfect page to start with!

Why does CBeebies feature heavily in the header?TowersTimes has always themed the site header to the latest Alton Towers attraction. As CBeebies Land will be bright and colorful this is reflected in the header.

I don't like the new news feature?TowersTimes V3 has been designed to be fresh, vibrant and different. The articles featured on the homepage are the latest news and will currently feature a lot of CBeebies Land as that's the latest news. As we move into the new season this will likely be overtaken by other stories.

What will be in the slider image on the homepage?The rotating slider will feature various things and is still very much in development. We have a few ideas up our sleeve but don't want to spoil the surprise.

Are you refreshing the whole site?Every single page will have a new look with content being updated. Things that you love about TowersTimes will still be here but with a fresh and up to date look and feel.

I really hate the new look?Unfortunately there's always going to be certain things that people love that others hate and we will never be able to please everyone. We have worked hard to hopefully create a fine balance.

My question isn't answered here?Please post your question here and a member of the team will answer as soon as possible. Please do not email or PM a member of the team with your question.

Loving the new fresh look guys, keeps us moving forward and certainly keeps us on top as the place to go for alton towers information advice or news loving it. keep working hard guys your work & time is appreciated thank you so very much. One small question, with the launch of the new The Smiler section and your upload of construction pictures you still have the censor on the indoor heart line/barrel roll hybrid and it was said that with the update on V3 we would see the uncensored versions of the pictures, any chance we could have the uncensored pictures ?

Seems a bit messy at the moment... not quite sure how I feel about the whole article appearing in the menu. It would definately be a pain to have to scroll through a massive summary post just to see what's below it.

I would like to suggest (if it is at all possible), that the V3 shoutbox is viewable on every page of the forum, and not just the board index. This is because if I'm having a conversation in the shoutbox, and want to post in a thread/browse a board etc, I don't want to be split up from the conversation.

I would like to suggest (if it is at all possible), that the V3 shoutbox is viewable on every page of the forum, and not just the board index. This is because if I'm having a conversation in the shoutbox, and want to post in a thread/browse a board etc, I don't want to be split up from the conversation.

Thanks in advance!

I tend to have a separate page open for topics/threads and one with the SB. I will however leave the practicalities down to the forum builders

It's interesting. I'm not sure I like it, though I don't dislike it either. Except the news page is a bit of a mess and looks quite ammature, sorry.

Not really liking the header and main menu, doesn't quite sit/flow right and pretty disappointed it's not a responsive design. It's just a customised wordpress template right… so you could have picked a responsive one from the hundreds of free ones available as your starting point.

There are a few reasons we decided not to go with a responsive design but mainly due to the number of devices used to view our site. When tested a responsive site on a few certain popular devices a responsive design just didn't look right.

Then you didn't design it right... in a age when more and more people are using mobile devices over traditional computers to view the web, especially amongst your target audience, not future proofing your site or design is a big mistake.